stone-still
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
- As still as a stone; perfectly still or silent; motionless
- written 1594-96, William Shakespeare, King John
- written 1594-96, William Shakespeare, King John : Alas, what need you be so boisterous-rough? / I will not struggle, I will stand stone-still. / For heaven sake, Hubert, let me not be bound!; Alas, what need you be so boisterous-rough? / I will not struggle, I will stand stone-still. / For heaven sake, Hubert, let me not be bound!
- 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel
- 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel: She lay stone-still in a trance of terror.; She lay stone-still in a trance of terror.
- 1862, George Meredith, Modern Love (sonnet I)
- 1862, George Meredith, Modern Love (sonnet I): She lay / Stone-still, and the long darkness flow’d away / With muffled pulses.; She lay / Stone-still, and the long darkness flow’d away / With muffled pulses.
- 2011, Suraya Sadeed, Damien Lewis, Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse
- 2011, Suraya Sadeed, Damien Lewis, Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse: Sekander stared out of the window with a stone-still face.; Sekander stared out of the window with a stone-still face.
- 2015, Sara Humphreys, Vampires Never Cry Wolf
- 2015, Sara Humphreys, Vampires Never Cry Wolf: She remained stone-still, ready for anything, sending her heightened senses in search of who or what was encroaching on her personal space.; She remained stone-still, ready for anything, sending her heightened senses in search of who or what was encroaching on her personal space.
副词 adv.
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In a stone-still manner
— Around 6:00 A.M., after an entire night of abuse, the omega walked to the ridge and stood stone-still.
词源
词源 1
From Middle English stone-stille, stonstyll, stonstyl, stane still, equivalent to stone + still (adjective).
词源 2
From Middle English ston-stille, stone-stille, stonstil, stane-still, equivalent to stone + still (adverb).
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